Pirojpur District

Pirojpur District

Infobox of BD districts
native_name = Pirojpur
skyline =
skyline_size =
skyline_caption =
locator_position = right
latd = 22.58
longd = 89.97
division_name = Barisal Division
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 1126525
population_density = 861.51
literacy_rate = 55.8%
area_total = 1307.61
website = banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/P_0180.htm
website_caption = Banglapedia Article

Pirojpur ( _bn. পিরোজপুর) is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division.

Geography

Purojpur is also the name of a city of about 100,000 persons. Most of the land is low lying and the soil is fertile. There are small forests.

ubdivisions

Pirojpur district is divided into units, also known as "Thana"s : Pirojpur Sadar, Nesarabad, Mothbaria, Bhandaria, Zianagar, Nazirpur, Kawkhali. The subdivision of Pirojpur was created in 1866. The Pirojpur municipality was established in 1985. Nesarabad is famous for business centres and also for the Sundori tree (a kind of mangrove tree) that grows there.

Launches, steamers and boats are used for travelling on the rivers. The port there is called Hullarhut Launch Ghat. Buses, auto rickshaws and rickshaws are also used for transport.

ee also

*Districts of Bangladesh
*Barisal Division


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